I've made the final version of the OG golden stone that started my fixation on the nymph. I've attached a photo of a fish it has caught (I got a bigger net the next day)

Caught off a small caddis which added to the experience, Edit: bonneville (because I can't spell)

I’ve got Oct 26-30 off and would like to spent all of it fly fishing in relative isolation. I’m willing to hike some decent miles and can fly into any airport with commercial flights. I live in Texas, and I’m happy to fly anywhere in the continental US. I’m not asking anyone to spot burn but some general guidance for this time of year could really make my week. I plan to visit local shops for more detailed info. Blue lining with a 3 wt is my preference, and I’d prefer to target trout this time.

Please ignore the post if the premise offends you. I’m not trying to ruffle feathers. I just really need a break from my life and I’m having a hard time convincing myself to go do something that I know brings me peace. Any help is deeply appreciated.

Plus a few summer steelhead. The bull seemed like a sea run fish, what do we think?

native fish. apparently rare and protected species. caught on a yellow swim coach streamer. gunnison river in CO. after a day of multiple trout.

I recently found a small stocked pond near me and being that I dont have much time to travel and I saw a ton of fish in it, id like to learn a bit more about targeting stocked fish, specifically holdovers and very pressured fish. I was fishing a double nymph rig and lucked into this brown on my 1st or 2nd cast and then caught nothing for 2 hours. Saw plenty of brookies and some browns but no dice. Im not particularly equipped for Stillwater and im not sure how fishing it works, any tips on stillwater/and/or tricky (but stocked) fish would be appreciated.

Autumn in northern Japan (Hokkaido) is reaching its peak, and in just a few short weeks, the first snowflakes will begin to fall in the mountains. I've got a friend visiting, and at the top of his list was aiming for native species which we got, but the colors and views on the river made each outing even more magical. The fish, in order, are iwana (spotted char), oshorokoma (dolly varden), and yamame (cherry trout).

Pretty cool

Does anyone have any recommendations for gear for your dog ,I guess like protective gear.

I just came back from a trip and I think my fly line got my dogs eye ,after we finished fishing got him in the car and noticed his eye had discharge and he was squinting,flushed his eye .later that day he was still squinting and while fly fishing,he was even that close to,my fly got caught in his ear .I use barbless flies so it was easy to remove. I don’t know if I should buy him something or if y’all have any recommendations. Took him to the vet and he has an ulcer in his eye . Thanks you guys !

I was visiting family in SoCal and saw a fly fisher casting into the surf while we were at the beach. There were a lot of surfers taking advantage of large waves cresting about 100 yards out and boogie boarders riding the smaller, but still decent, waves closer in. It was probably the last place I expected to see a fly fisher.

Do any of you like to fish in rough surf like that? What are you targeting? What’s your setup?

The Klamath River never disappoints and if you get bored of wild fish and gorgeous scenery there are a half dozen other great high desert trout streams

I live in texas and i started a couple months ago i should be set for cichlid panfish bass and soon trout i believe, i know the flies don’t matter as much but i love collecting flies :)

If so, little guy, I assume. Size 8 Wooly Bugger in brown for scale. Orvis Clearwater 5 wt. Orvis Battenkill reel. Sunray WF5F line. Croton River, Westchester County, NY. US of A.

RIP ESN rod. The rod and net broke my fall. It's cheaper that my co-pay at an ER...

The fishing was really good up to this point.

The Yellowstones were hungry!

Hello everyone! I’m currently making the long move up to Redding ca from SoCal! I purchased a 9 ft 5wt last spring and have done almost all of my fly fishing at urban ponds for bass and panfish! My only real trout trip was up to the kern river this last summer and it didn’t go very well( backpacked into the Johnsondale bridge and skunked for 3 days straight 😅) since it seems like I will have a lot more opportunities to fish for trout in rivers and lakes, I was wondering what everyone’s favorite set up for most of the rivers/creeks and alpine lakes/ still waters would be? I’m looking to get a new set up to pair with my 5wt or to bring along backpacking with me instead of my 5wt! If anyone has any other book or video recommendations to learn how to read rivers and creeks I’d really appreciate it! Photos for eye candy!

Anybody been up to the Green below Flaming Gorge in the last week or two and have an update on how it’s fishing with the fluctuations in flows? Thinking of heading up there this weekend and was curious

Hey all,

I fish and guide in southeast Alaska year around. We’re pretty lucky to get a late run of coho and chum at the bald eagle preserve outside my village.

So I fish late into January for salmon and the trout and dolly that follow them.

I recently had an accident were I lost part of my finger. The surgeon said it’s always worse the first winter after losing one.

Would love to get reviews/recommendations for any insulated water proof gloves, some say they can fast and retrieve but that’s not to high on my priority list but the first two are. Thanks all.

caught this guy out of a reservoir full of primarily cutthroat but this one looks different? maybe cutbow?